The Nationals had gotten off to a decent start, and they already had a pretty decent offense carrying over from last year. They're not going to be pushovers.
http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7639179&c_id=pit Staying overnight in a Houston hospital for observation. That's always scary. Hope the guy is OK.
Clearly. Relievers that tend to be reliable also tend to be relatively rare commodities that teams hold onto or trade only for a decent return. Teams that are bursting at the seams with reliable relievers and are nice enough to let them go for marginal prospects are mythical.